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Update - September 27 2002
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The Large Professor - You Are an Abnormal Eater
In this month's Large Professor, one of my closest friends, Lori Hill, gives us some insight into her experiences as a newbie abnormal eater. If you take great pains to ensure that your carbs are low on the glycemic scale, your amino acid profile is complete, and your fats are of the essential variety, here's how others like you are coping with the inevitable mockery from family and friends.

Going Postal - September's Email
Selections from this month's mailbag.

That New Article Smell - Budgeting for Bodybuilders
This month, Eric Cressey gives us some very useful and practical tips on how to budget like a bodybuilder. If you've ever complained that nutritional supplements, grocery bills, and the bodybuilding lifestyle in general are too expensive, perhaps it's because you're not looking after your money properly. Your friends may haphazardly keep a "slush fund" available for weekend drinking binges, but that doesn't mean you can get away with the same half-assed effort.

That New Article Smell - Exercise and Autoimmune Disease
After being suddenly afflicted with an autoimmune disease, my close friend Tammy Thomas realized that her goals in the gym were about to radically change. I asked Tammy to share her story with our readers for 2 reasons. First, I knew it would be cathartic. Secondly, I knew that her story could inspire individuals who once thought they were invincible but are now living with chronic pain. And I knew it would leave them with the knowledge that they can be more powerful than they once were - if they so choose.

Remembrance of Things Past - The Creation of a T-Man
By John M Berardi. First published at www.t-mag.com
This one's for the hardcore audience. In this article you get a glimpse of my philosophy and general approach to training. In addition, this article presents a complete workout program (including exercises, sets, reps, and weight) lifted directly from my training log.

Extra - The Insulin Sensitivity Index
Do you know that glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity are good things but you're doc isn't sensitive enough to tell you how you rate? According to some physicians, since over 25% of the non-obese, non-diabetic population may suffer from insulin resistance, failure to screen for glucose intolerance should be considered malpractice. To assist in the battle against insulin resistance, we decided to publish glucose tolerance charts and an insulin sensitivity calculator to help you figure out whether all those tasty carbohydrates are going to end up in muscle metropolis or adipose alley. Get your doc to perform an OGTT, a fasted blood insulin test, and a fasted blood glucose test. Then plug your numbers in here to see how you rate.

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Coffee Buzz - The Caffeine Roundtable
You think "roid rage" is bad? Try taking away a habitual coffee drinker's morning java, then see what happens! Trust me, I've seen it and it ain't pretty. It's estimated that 80% of the world's adult population consumes caffeine in one form or another, the most common source being coffee. Chances are you're a coffee drinker too so why not learn a little more about this hyperactive elixir.

The Fat Roundtable II
In this article, Lonnie Lowery, Cy Willson, TC Luoma, and I discuss some specific issues with respect to fat intake including whether to combine fat with protein or carbs, rules for fat consumption, fat and glucose tolerance, and beneficial fat types.